Color: Transparent with numerous white chromatophores and a few black spots; eyes white; adult females usually have orange or pink ovaries that fill thorax and abdomen

Distinguishing Characters: Raptorial dactyl with 12 to 16 teeth; rosteral plate cordiform; telson smooth, unarmed dorsally; ventral telson covered with numerous posteriorly directed spines. Another Pullosquilla, P. litoralis, is frequently found in the same habitat, but it does not have spines on the ventral surface of the telson

Activity: Active day and night darting a few cm up into the water column to capture macroplankton but otherwise rarely leaves its burrow

Aquarium Requirements:

Temperature: 2228° C

Salinity: 3236 PSU

Cohabitants: Small size and burrows in sand make it vulnerable to predation

Availability: One of the most abundant of all stomatopods, Pullosquilla are easily collected from tropical Indo-Pacific shallow sand flats using a Yabby Pump or trowel and sieve. Last stage larvae are attracted to night lights and molt to postlarvae the night of collection. They burrow in a few hours and are sexually mature and pair in 3-4 months.